City of MercedWater Shortage Contingency Plan Amended
November 21, 2022
2020 Urban Water Management
Urban Water Management Planning Act (AB 797), Water Code Section 10610 – 10657 Requires urban water suppliers to prepare and adopt an UWMP Urban Water Suppliers = agencies servicing 3,000 or more connections or supplying more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually Update required every 5 years
Required for eligibility for State grants and loans
Adopted August 16, 2021
Water Shortage Contingency Plan
2018 California legislation required UWMP to include as a stand-alone document Provides plan to identify and respond to potential water shortage Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment
Procedures described
Updates water demand projections and evaluate water supply and demands for current year Recommended shortage response actions may be triggered based on results Required on or before July 1 of each year, starting in 2022 Identifies six standard shortage levels
Ranging from up to 10% to greater than 50% water shortage Water Conservation Ordinance potential updates will be presented to match required shortage levels
Water Shortage Contingency Plan Amended Overview
Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment Guidance issued on April 20, 2022 Water Code Section 10632.1
Requires urban water suppliers to conduct an Annual Assessment on or before July 1 of each year.
Submit an AWSAR by July 1 of every year.
No council action is required.
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